Slide buckle



Dec. 27 1927. 1,654,044

R. J. HoDGE SLIDE BUCKLE Filed April 2a. i927 Patented Der.. Z7, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT y OFFICE.

ROBERT J. HODGt-E, OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN BUCKLE C0., OF WEST HAVEN, COlElNE'lIIC'tl'tl, A COREORATIONl SLIDE BUCKLE.

Application filed April 28, 19527. Serial No. 187,285.

My invention relates 'to an improvement 'in slidebuclrlcs, and incre particularly to that class of slide-buckles primarily designed for use on the sliouldeistraps of overalls, the object being to prodiicc, at a low cosi for manufacture, un attractive, convenir-nit, ellcctii'e and rugged iiuclile of the type described.

W ith these ends in. View, iny invention consists iii u slide-buckle lii'iving certain details of construction as` will be hereinafter described and pointed out iii the claiiiis.

ln tlie act-,oiiipziiiyiiig drawings:

liig, l is a View iii front elevation of a .'-ilideliucltle embodying iiiy invention;

lig. 2 .is an underside View thereof;

lig. 3 a View thereof in longitudinal section on the line 2ll of Fig. l; and

l? /lis a View thereof in transverse section oii the liiie Llwlof Fig. l.

lii carrying out iiiy invention, :is liereiii shown. a piece of round Wire of suitable length is bent to form a substanl'ially-rec taugulai' 'fi-aine hai/ing parallel upper and lie-.rs 5 eiid (E and two parallel endand 8. rllie ends of the wire foriniiig I:une nient iiiidway the length of the lower bar (S. where they are welded to foi-iii a lioint 5) which, ou account of the welding, is harder than the remainder of the buckle frame and forins a iillet-like, annular projection upon the surface of the said lower liar. 'lhe upper bar 5 is flattened `in the plane of the freine substantially tliroi'ighout its length, so as to forni a long, flat display surta ce l0 haring a long, strL glit, inwardlyattending edge ll and a corresponding, long, straight, outwardlyentending edge l2, the said edges ll and 12 respectively extending in the plane of the buckle-frame beyond lll the inner and outer surfaces of the ends of the Wire forming the said upper bar. rl`he said display-surface 10 provides ample space for the stamping upon it of the nani-e of the inalier of the buckle or the jobber thereof, or for a trade-naine, or other descriptive or ornamental material, While the edge ll coacts throughout its length with the overall strap (not shown) and by sharply deliecting it under the bar assists in holdinga it in place. The slide 13 aforesaid has its ends bent to forni eyes 14 encircling the parallel end-bars 7 and 8 of the frame loosely enough to peri'nit it to slide thereupon and have a slight rocking inoveincnt with respect to the plane of tlie traine. As shown, the Wire of which the sai l slide-bar i3 is iiiade is rectangular iii cro,` erection, though it; iiiay be of round or other cross-sertieii, if preferred, As shown, it a plain bar, but il' desired :it may be struct: up to foi-iii teeth or it may be rouglicned to brighten its gripping' effect. lf desired, the flattening of the upper bar li, as at l0, may be done without disturbing the outer face of the wire, in which case the lo|1g,straiglit, outivardly-projecting edge .l2 would not appear and the surface l0 would be coricspoiidiiigly narrower.

'lllie lower bar (i is symmetrically flattened in the plane of the traine on either side of the fillet-litre projection t), so as to produce two flat 'fares l5 correspoiuling' in length and. locatet i-iubstaiitially opposite the endportions ot the loi'ig, flattened display-surface l0 of the coniplciiieutary upper bar 5. The said flat faces 'l5 provide straight utrap` gripping edges lo extending into the buckle fraiiie in the plane tlie'ieof and alsostraiglit edges 17 extendiiig oiiitwardly beyond the outer suiii'accs of the ends of the ba r, but, if preil'errcd, the bar niay be flattened so as not to disturb the outer face of the Wire forming the saine. The flat faces l5 may, also, if desired, carry staiiiped, descriptive letter- .ing or ornamentation.

As shown, the slide-bar 13 is undulated so as to forni a liiglrpoint i8 registering with the fillet-like projection 9 and with oppositely-extending high-points 'i9 registering with the central portions of the ilattened faces 1 6 and with corresponding points on the long, flattened display-surface l0.

The tlattei'iing of the parallel upper and lower bars 5 and G not only provides strapdellectingi and gripping edges, as described, but stabilizes the buckle upon the overallstrap and enhances its appearance.

The buckle shown and described is preferably applied to an. overall-strap so that its upper bar 5 will be uppermost and its lower bar (l lowerinost, but this is not in'iperative, since it will function to hold the overallstrap it' reversed, in position. The user is not, therefore, obliged to stop and consider Whether one side is to be the uppermost or the other, but, of course, it is preferably applied so that the bar 5 is iiipperinost, since that carries the display-surface l0.

I ain aware that buckles of the type haiTu ing tongues for penetrating the fabric have been provided with round Wire frames, flat-- tened for .the pointed ends of the tongues to bear upon. I do not, therefore, broadly will?! a' buckle made olf wire and in part flattened, but only a slide-buckle trame made of wire and flattened for thetwo-told pur-l adapted to oo-aot with the slide-bar in grippingthe webbing.

' 2. 'A slide-buckle, having a substantiallyrectangular one-piece wire-frame, Comprising-parallel upper and lower bars and parallel end-bars, 'and a slide-bar having` its endsslidably mounted upon the end-bare of the frame, the upper bar ofthe frame being flattened substantially throughout its vlength in the plane of the frame to provi-de a display-surface, and the lower bar oi" the frame being flattened in the plane of the frame, for co-action With the said slide-bar.

3'; A slide-buckle, having a substantiallyreotangular one-piece wire-frame, comprising parallel upper and lower bars and parallel'end-bars, and a slide-bar having its ends slidably mounted upon the end-bars ot' the frame, which is made from a single piece lof-wire, the ends whereof are abutted and Welded together midwaythe lengt-h ot its lower bar.l which is svinmetriealls7 flattened in the plane of the frame on oppol-ite sides o the said weld for eo-aetion with the Said slide-bar, the upper bar of the frame being flattened substantially throughout its length in the plane olfl the trame to provide a display-surface.

l. A slide-buckle, having a substantiallyreetangular wire-traine having parallel upper and lower Side-hars and parallel endbars, and a wire Ellie-bar ot subillautialbv reetangular ei' i-ie-seetioii, having ils ends bent over to loosely embrace the said endbars upon which the said slide has .sliding and rooking movement, the upper bar of the frame being flattened substantially throughout its length to form a display-surface, and the lower bar of the frame being s vuuuetrieally flattened on opposite sides of its eenter to torni gripping-surfaces for eo-aetion with the slide-bar.

5. A slide-buckle, havingr a substantiallyreet-angular one-piece nire-frame having parallel upper and lower bars and parallel end-bars, the ends, of the wire being abutted and welded niiduar7 the length ol the lower bar, and a wire Slide-bar slidably mounted upon the end-bars ot the frame and of undulating t'orm, the upper bar of the frame being flattened in the-plane of the trame substantially throughout the length thereof to provide a display-surface, and the lower bai' ol the frame being s'vnnnetrieally flattened in the plane ofthe iframe on opposite sides of the weld thereof to provide gripping-edges, and the undnlations of the said Slide-bar registering with the said flattened portions of the said lower bar of the frame.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

ROBERT J. HODGE. 

